Quote From: cmkennedy124
I said.....If you do not live in one of
the state I mentioned....you will have to teach the lessons required;
do the required testing and turn it into the state you live; record
your child work, progress, grades, and what you taught; have
qualifications; teach a certain amount of instruction hours; and be
approved by a board. SOME states require all this to be done and SOME
do not. If you live in a state were one or more of those is a
requirement AND you do not follow the required home schooling
laws....you are breaking the law.
How as an unschooler (IF
you happen to live in a state with major laws for homeschooling) can
you be following the law if none of the above is done. The
unschooling family on Dr. Phil...UNLESS they live in a very relaxed
state like one I mentioned......is breaking the law.
As I
said before...I am not a lawyer; I just have paralegal college
education.
I can't speak for all states, but I am fairly certain that none have required lessons or testing. You listed very few states and there are definitely others that do not require all or most of the things you listed.
A lot of states offer testing as an option, but offer other options such as portfolio assessment by a certified teacher. Unschoolers easily submit a scrap book of their many activities and learning experiences over the year to abide by that regulation. Unschoolers likely go beyond the required number of hours of instruction, so I don't see that as a problem.
Unschoolers live in the world, and have to abide by law like everyone else.
BTW, most states do not have homeschooling laws, they have regulations.
